CVE-2022-0448 CP Blocks < 1.0.15 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via License ID settings in CP Blocks, leading to stored XSS attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-0448?
CVE-2022-0448 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown CP Blocks, published on 7 Mar 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The CP Blocks WordPress plugin before 1.0.15 does not sanitise and escape its "License ID" settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0448?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dwbooster Cp Blocks.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0448?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0448 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2022-0448 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0448 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown CP Blocks
Sources
Also known as GHSA-73r6-jqf2-wh3h.